Pentax K-5 II vs Sony W290

Its time to look more in depth at the Pentax K-5 II versus Sony W290, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the K-5 II (16MP) and W290 (12MP) and the K-5 II (APS-C) and W290 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-5 II was revealed 4 years later than the W290 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the K-5 II grades against the W290 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The full galleries are available at Pentax K-5 II Gallery and Sony W290 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Pentax K-5 II offers external dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) whilst the Sony W290 has specifications of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-5 II versus Sony W290 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the K-5 II and the W290.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 II and W290 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 II and W290.

Clearly, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-5 II having a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Pentax K-5 II will produce more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more modern K-5 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.